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Night photograph at a temple gateway beneath a sign reading "Raja Gopuram" with Tamil and English lettering, lit by hanging lamps. A dense crowd of devotees moves forward through the passage. Foreground men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls, and one man wears a white shirt with a blue lanyard and a red tilak on his forehead. A man at left operates a video camera on a shoulder rig. Behind them, many people in white and orange garments fill the frame, with some women in saris visible at right. No clear a person candidate can be distinguished by appearance, so the identity is left unsure.

August 02 2008

A night procession moves along a narrow stone-walled corridor of a temple, lit by warm oil lamps and a lamp at the far end. Many men walk closely together, most in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Two older men in front wear rudraksha malas, and one gestures with his hand while speaking. A bald man in the lower right wears a white shirt and a shawl, and a few women in orange and white saris walk in the group. Carved stone panels with figures line both walls, and a blue metal barrier runs along the left side. A signboard above reads Raja Gopuram East.

December 20 2011

A dim, pillared temple corridor with a line of people walking toward the camera under rows of ceiling lights. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a dark beard wears a red-orange shawl over an orange robe and a gold necklace. Around him, several men in saffron and orange sannyasi robes walk in procession, one carrying a garland of white and pink flowers. Others wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a bare-chested man in a red-and-white dhoti walks at left. A metal grille stands to the right beside a stone pillar carved with reliefs.

Dim interior of a temple corridor with metal grille gates on the left and a lattice screen on the right. A crowd walks through, led by men in saffron-orange robes and a bald man with a white band on his head wearing orange cloth and beaded necklaces at the centre. Others wear white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right. A cameraman in a khaki shirt with a camera and a man in a white shirt holding a mobile phone are in the foreground. The scene appears to be a temple visit procession.

May 20 2012

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May 20 2012

2012-05-20 +1 copies

Night photograph at an illuminated stone temple gateway with carved pillars and a dark doorway, strung with green and orange festoon garlands along the top. A cameraman in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder films the scene from the left, shooting toward a group of about a dozen people descending temple steps. Several wear white dhotis and kurtas, while a few in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, one figure with a visible orange wrap. A man in a grey shirt with a red badge and another in a white shirt with an ID card stand in the foreground near a carved pillar. Floral kolam-style patterns lie on the ground in front.

Inside a temple corridor with stone pillars, a bell hanging from the ceiling and an arched doorway behind, a crowd of men surrounds a press interview. In the centre-right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange garment with gold neckband and multiple rudraksha malas is being interviewed, holding a microphone toward him with a yellow-and-black mic flag, while a bald man in saffron-orange garments and beaded necklaces stands beside him. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a white robe with rudraksha mala, and a man in a blue shirt sits at the front, holding a notepad. In the foreground left, a cameraman in a white shirt operates a JVC video camera on a tripod.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

December 29 2010

A dense crowd walks through a stone temple gateway flanked by tall wooden doors carved with panels, under fluorescent lights. In the centre a bare-chested man with a shaved head and dhoti stands beside a saffron-robed sadhu with a shaved head. Next to them a figure in orange robes wears a long flower garland and a striped headpiece. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, and other devotees surround them.